A citizens group has decided how the fortune of an Austro-German heiress will be distributed.
Earlier this year, Marlene Engelhorn assembled a group of 50 people to determine the allocation of the millions she inherited from her grandmother.
The funds will be distributed to 77 organizations, including social and climate groups, as well as prominent left-wing organizations.
Ms. Engelhorn, 32, made headlines in January when she announced she would be giving away €25 million (£21 million) – the bulk of her inheritance.
A descendant of Friedrich Engelhorn, the founder of the major German chemical and pharmaceutical company BASF, Ms. Engelhorn is a vocal advocate for wealth redistribution.
Earlier this year, she appointed a panel selected by a pollster to be representative of Austrian society to decide the fate of her inheritance.
From March to June, the group met for six weekends in Salzburg to determine how to distribute the money.
The group has now decided it should go to 77 different organizations, charities, and think tanks addressing a range of issues, including environmental protection, education, integration, health and social issues, as well as poverty, homelessness, and affordable housing in Austria.
The smallest donation was €40,000 (£33,400) for an initiative supporting data-based reporting on climate change, while the largest was €1.6 million for the Austrian Nature Conservation Federa